Scrubbing device



sept. 25,1923. 1,469,111?? G. FOSTER S CRUBBING DEVI CE Filed June 1s.1921 2 snets-Sheet 2 all @W2K/Mu,

` istat?? 4 GARFIELD rosrnri, or rnrnrrnnn, Athenian.

sonUnnING nnvron y application mea June 13, 1921.' sel-iai No. 477,210.

To all whom t mag/conocan Be it known that GARrinLD Fosrnn, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county of .leifersonand State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Scrubbing evices, of which the following is a speciication, referencebeing had therein to the `accompa-Dying drawings.

This invention relates to scrubbing brushes and has for an object toprovide a mechanically operated brush which will simultaneously actuatethe brush itself and supply water and detergent to the article beingcleaned, yand'all under the control ot the operator.

A further object ol' the invention is to provide a water wheel connectedto a source of water under pressure with a brush carried by or rotatingwith the water wheel, and means for employing the water after passingthrough the water wheel to be discharged at the point of cleaning.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means forcommingling a detergent with the water applied to thel Figure 2 is ahorizontal sectional view of the improved brush on the plane indicatedby line 2 2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a side view of the water wheel with the housing broken awayshowing the relation of the parts;

Figure 4 is a detail perspective fragmentary view of the water nozzle,and

lligure 5 is a perspective view of one type of brush to be used with thedevice.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The housing l0 which forms the body of the present brush is connectedrigidly with a handle ll, beneath or vassociated with which is a pipe oran auxiliary tubular handle l2 communicatingby means of a hose orflexible tube 13 with source ot water supply under pressure, indicatedby the conventional spigot-lat. i valve l5 is interposed in theV tubularhandle l2 by which the Water flowing through the tubular handle l2 iscontrolled.

Within the housing l0, which is preferably cylindrical, a water wheelindicated as an entirety at.l6 is journaled in any apg proved manner, asby a trunnion 1T at the topV and a bearing 18 at the bottom, shown moreparticularly att Figure 3. lt is also provided with Ia squared extremity19 to which is attached a brush 2O preferably having a circular backwith a squared opening to receive the squared Vextremity 19 and withbristles or cleaning liber-'s 2l, as indicated at Figures l and 3.

At Figure 5 the brush 20 is shown having the bristles of ditierentYformation, but it is to be lunderstood that the particular style ortype ofbrush does not limit the present invention.

At the side of the housing 20, approximately opposite the inlet of thetubular handle l2, an outlet 22 ,is provided communieating by a passage28 with an arcuate conduit 24. lt is obvious that this conduit 24 mayextend entirely around the brush or may be only a part of a circle, asindicated in the drawings, but showing this as including a part of acircle is not to be considered as in any Way limiting the invention tothe art disclosed. The conduit 2,4: is provided with a plurality ofoutlets 25 directed toward the brushv fibers 2l so that the waterpassing through the hose 13, handle l2 and housing l0 into the dischargemember'24 will direct the iiow against the sides of the rotating brush20. y

Communicating with the passage23 is a cylinder 26, the communicationbeing con# trolled by means of a valve 27; Within the cylinder 26 afollower or piston 28 is mounted, controlled by a piston rod 29 which islli comming-les with the water and thereafteris discharged injuxtaposition to the brush 20.

By supplying the cylinder Q6 with the detergent and attaching the deviceto a source or" Water under pressure, as conventionally shown at Figurel, theV admission of Water to the housing 10 through the tubular 'handiel2 will cause the Wheel 16 to rotate in the direction indicated by thearrows at Figure 2 to be discharged into andthrough the passage Where itvwill coininingle AWith the detergent. rhe rotation of 'the Wheel Willrotate the brusn 20 and the Water With the detergent will be dischargedadjacent to said brush, and by reason oi its rapidvrotation willautomatically scrub the material or surface to which it is applied. y

fhat l clain'i to be new is:

l. A scrubbing device comprising a housing, a Water Wheel journaledtorotate within the housing, a tubular member communicating with thehousing and providing means for flexible attachment with a source ofWater under pressure7 a brush carried by and rotating with the WaterWheel Without the housing, a conduit communicating with the housingopposite the tubular inlet and discharging adjacent the periphery of thebrush, a detergent container communicating with the conduit, andmanually-controlled,

means extending along the tubular member for controlling the flow o1"-detergent from the container to the conduit.

2. A scrubbing device coniprising'a housing, a `Water Wheel journaled torotate Within the housing, a tubular member communicatingY with thehousing and extended by flexible means for attachment Witha source ofWater under pressure, a brush carried by' and Yrotating With the WaterWheel Without fthe housing,a conduit opening roinfthe housingapproxin'iately oppositethe inlet to, the tu#r bular member anddischarging adjacent; the periphery of the brush, ardetergent cylindercommunicating with the con-duitbetween the housing and they discharge,`Aa piston mounted to move in the cylinder,.and manuf al means extendingalong the'tul'iularl inem;-

Vbei' for actuating the piston.

